Automobile-spring



wlmgssas W. H.1H0LZINGER. Auromopuz srnme. APPLICATION min mm. ma

. ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 16,1920.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 'WILLI Iv II. Ho LZIIvGER, or AN AWAN, ILLINOIS.

AUTOMOBILE-SPRING.

To all 10 homit may. concern Be it known that WILILIA-it-H. lHOL- zrnclsn, a citizen ofthe' United States, resid ing at Anna-wan, in 'thecounty of'Henry and State of'Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in-Automo 'bile-Springs, of which the' following is a' has relation to Ive'hicle to .provide a spring designed especially for association with the front spring .of motor vehicles, of the Ford type, to reinforce said spring.

Another object of the invention is to provide a n auxiliary-spring for attachment to the front axle of motor vehicles of the Ford type'when these vehiclesare converted into, .commercial 'vehlcles or when the vehlcle,

when used as a pleasure car, is subjected to continual rough usage.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an auxiliary spring for. the front axle of motoryehicles of the Ford type to relieve strain upon the spring forming. a part of this equipment of the vehicle, to prevent breakage thereof, and to generally improve the riding of the vehicle. p

A still further object of the invention is to provide .means forsecuring my improved auxiliary spring to the front axle of a motor vehicle whereby to insure the correct operation of the spring to take up the rebound of the spring forming a part of the regular equipment of the vehicle. and to reduce the side sway of the vehicle body. In addition to the foregolng my invention comprehends improvements in the de-' tails of construction and arrangement of the correlative parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly set forth in the appended claim. i

In the accon'ipan'ying drawings in which similar and corresponding parts are designated by the same characters of reference throughout the several views in which they appear:. I v

, Figure 1. is a fragmentary view in front elevation illustrating the embodiment of'my auxiliary frame in the. front axle. 'vehicle springs and appurtenant parts of a. motor vehicle .of the Ford type. I

Fig. 2, is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of the preceding figure, and

Fig. 3, is a similar view taken on the line 3-3 thereof.

. Specification of, Letters Patent.

the regular spring.

Patented HIRE-{16,15,205

Application filed January 4,1918. Serial No. 210,317.

' -With reference to the drawings 10' inclicates the axle provided-adjacent its end'with studs 11 for plvotally supporting the shackle 12. *The shackle serves to suppoitthe terminals of an arched s wing- 13 usuall pro-. vided Ina vehicle of tie Ford type, tie intermediate portion of which spring is in- -closed within the yoke 14: supporting the radiator 15. U-bolts 16 are embraced about the intermediate portion of the yoke and serve to assist -in holding the spring-13 in place; A boltil? is also extended through removed, and another substituted in lieu thereof which is approximately twice the length. .M'y auxihary sprmg 1s indlcated at 18. and is formed of la'nnnations varylng 1n bolt '17, the auxiliary spring engaging "the under side of the spring 13 and lyingin the length, and is moreover arched. The inter-' .medlate portion is perforated to receive the same vertical plane. The terminals of the I auxiliary spring. 18 are connected to bolts 19 which extend through the upper 'apertured terminals of a pair of 7 plates 20. There are tour of these plates, two on each side of the axle, and their lowerends are connected by bolts 21 which rigidly connect the terminals of the auxiliary spring to the axle. By properly adjusting the bolts 19 and 21 by means .of nuts 22 applied to'the terminals thereof, the terminals of the auxiliary spring may be rigidly held against side swaying. 4 4

Thus it will be seenthat I have provided an auxiliary spring, which by reason of its location beneath the spring serves as a reinforcing means to prevent undue deflection of the spring 13. When pleasure cars are converted into commercial vehicles, the

springs are subjected to extraordinary an auxiliary spring'for the springs usually provided for the vehicle. toprevent the rebound; and'to'prevent undue deflection of It will be noted that since the terminals of the auxiliary spring are rigidly connected to the axle, the side sway of the vehicle. which occurs owmg to the shackle 12 by which the terminals of the" regular spring are'connected to the axle, is

materially reduced, or entirely prevented.

The plates 20forming the means for securing' the terminals of the auxiliary spriiig to I the axle may" be connected by means ot a connecting bar 23 if desired. This construc tion isclearly shown in- Fig. 3. i v

- lVhile I have illustrated-and described my invention with some degree of particu- 1arity,- I realize that in practice. various alterations may be made, and I therefore de- "sire to reserve the r ght and privilege 0t tion, or otherwise altering the arrangement changing the 'for1iroftlie details ofconstrucof the correlative parts, without departing of the appended claim.

Having thus described from thespirit of "the invention or the scope In a, niotor vehicle,

my ini 'e'ntionwhat I claim as new and desire-to secure by Let ters Patentiszr a: body, an axle, a springconnected to the axle and supporting the body U-bolts connecting the spring to the body, an auxiliary spring mounted between the first-mentioned spring and axle. a bolt for securing the; auxiliary spring I to the first-mentioned sprin plates on each underside of the axle.

.' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses;

WILLIAM H. HOLZINGER. ,Witnesses;

3 ELLA G. Honzixeizn.

W. H. .Horyznm'rn, Sr.-

adjacent the lower .end and engaging the 

